Chapter 8 The Plot Deepens as the Carriage Approaches the Capital (1/2)

Mo Xuetong set off early in the morning on the second day.

The carriage had been waiting outside. Old Madam Luo from the general manor had especially sent her own carriage to pick Mo Xuetong up as she was worried that Mo Xuetong might feel uncomfortable. There was a soft seat in the carriage that was piled with thick leather blankets. There were a few cus.h.i.+ons on the side as well, and there was also a desk. There was a little bookshelf with a few leisurely reads by the window.

Cloud City was not too far from the capital, but it was not considered near either. Mo Xuetong and the group of people accompanying her only arrived at the capital two weeks later. Nanny Li, after having been taught a lesson by Mo Xuetong in Cloud City, became more obedient. She did not dare to create trouble. She treated Mo Xuetong very respectfully on the surface and would ask Mo Xuetong for instructions on all matters. She did not dare to disobey Mo Xuetong at all and seemed to have really surrendered.

As such, the journey was considered smooth.

That day, nanny Li got the carriage to stop when she saw the capital in the distance. She went to Mo Xuetong's carriage and said with a smile, ”Miss, how are you feeling? Do you want to rest? It is still early, so we might as well prepare ourselves so that we won't return to the manor in a mess. We shouldn't embarra.s.s you.”

”Miss, a maid of nanny Li already rushed back early in the morning. She said she wanted to visit her mother before returning to the manor.” Mo Xuetong had not yet spoken when Mo Lan reminded her softly.

Mo Xuetong understood. She closed her eyes and nodded before saying gently, ”Thank you, Nanny Li. Let's all rest.”

”Miss, the maid that nanny Li sent must have gone to do something. Why did you listen to her and stop for a rest? If she wants to go to report to Auntie Fang and Auntie Fang tries to do something to you? We had better return quickly and catch them off hand,” Mo He said anxiously as lifted the curtains and looked out. She saw that the two carriages of maids and nannies had all gotten off and she started to worry.

”What are you so anxious about? If they wanted to make preparations, they would have done so long ago.” Mo Xuetong opened her eyes and sat up with a faint smile. For the sake of her health, they had not traveled fast. After two weeks of rest, her complexion did not look as haggard. Her faint smile, pale skin and bright eyes made one want to dote on her.

How could she not know that Auntie Fang and Mo Xuemin would try to cow her? In her last life, she had lost her reputation at the city gates and became the arrogant girl that everyone hated.

Because of that, in the half a year after Mo Xuetong returned to the capital, not a single n.o.ble daughter in the capital wanted to befriend her and her marriage was postponed again and again.

Back then, if not for Auntie Fang and her daughter setting her up at the city gate, she would not have been ostracised by all the n.o.ble daughters right after returning to the capital. After that, Auntie Fang had plotted against her without fear. When she thought of all that, Mo Xuetong's hands squeezed tightly under her sleeves. Her face grew pale and her eyes sharpened.

”Miss...”Mo Lan could sense her emotional turmoil and she reached out to hold her worriedly.

Mo Xuetong breathed out deeply and her expression relaxed. She relaxed her hands and accepted the tea that Mo He offered her. She took a sip before saying faintly, ”Mo Lan, go and wash up as well and then see if there is an extra carriage behind us.”

Their group only had three carriages and in her last life, another carriage appeared behind them out of the blue. It was a carriage similar to that of the carriages from the Mo manor. And that incident outside the city gates had happened because of a deliberate act by the driver of that horse carriage. One knew without thinking who had planned the incident!

She looked up to see Mo He parting the carriage curtains. There was a cold light dancing in her eyes sharply. This time, she would definitely injure Mo Xuemin in one strike.

Mo Lan returned shortly after. She put down the curtains after getting on and said anxiously in a whisper, ”Miss, there really is an extra carriage behind the third one. They stopped when our carriage stopped but no one from the carriage got down. There is only a burly teen driving the carriage and the style of the carriage looks like ours. I got a nanny to go investigate and the driver drove her away nastily.”

”How could that be? Didn't the manor only send two carriages to pick up Miss?” Even Mo He, who was usually careless felt that something was wrong. Her expression was uneasy as she wanted to lift the curtains to look out but was stopped by Mo Xuetong's outstretched hand.

”Miss, we've rested for a while and can set off now. If we return to the city now, we can make it in time for lunch at the manor. Everyone has had a hard time, we can have a good lunch and rest after. Old sir will be home then too. He'd be very happy to see Miss arriving.” Mo Xuetong had not yet spoken when nanny Li's laughing voice could be heard.

Mo Xuetong gave Mo Lan a look and mouthed, ”Buy time!”

”Nanny Li, thank you for your troubles. We have to wait for a little. Miss is a little dizzy from the ride and we have to rest for a while more before we can go.” Mo Lan raised the carriage curtains and smiled apologetically at nanny Li.

”But it's getting late!” Nanny Li looked at the sky, fl.u.s.tered. There was a hint of anxiety in her eyes. She had sent the letter long ago and saw the horse carriage that had suddenly appeared them. She knew that Auntie Fang had planned everything and was waiting for Third Miss to fall into the trap. If they waited any longer, it might ruin Auntie Fang's plans.

”Nanny, do you mean that we should ignore Miss and have to go to the capital immediately?” Mo Lan's expression was icy cold.